The air is crisp, the pumpkin spice is brewing, and the Oscar campaigns are getting underway.
This year sees a bumper crop of first-time actors-turned-directors taking on personal, passionate stories.
Theres also a natural fusion of skillsets when actors go behind the lens.
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Hes such an incredible actor,Mulligan told EW.
I always knew he would bring all of that truth and integrity to whatever he did …
But directing has proven to be an overwhelmingly white, male club.
An inclusion study published in Julyfound only 43 female directors out of 1,100 films between 2007 and 2017.
She said she didnt even consider becoming a director as she had never seen a woman in that role.
But, she added, the industry is changing.
Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that Vox Lux was Brady Corbets directorial debut.
